Planetary hours
in Geelong.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Australia/Melbourne).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:07
- 10♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:21
- 11☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:35
- 12♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:35
- 2☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 23:54
- 5♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:40
- 6☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:18
- 12♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geelong?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:03 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.